A Patient Has Been Bitten by an Unidentified Snake

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Multiple Choice

A patient has been bitten by an unidentified snake. Which one of the following statements made by the patient would lead the EMT to believe that the snake was poisonous?

• A) "Its eyes were round."
• B) "It was about two feet long."
• C) "Its head was triangular."
• D) "It had a stripe down its back."

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Definitions:

Dominant Allele

An allele that expresses its phenotypic effect even when heterozygous with a recessive allele.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, representing the combination of alleles inherited from its parents.

Phenotype

The assortment of detectable features in an individual, formed through the combination of their genetic material and the influence of environmental conditions.

Genotype Frequencies

The proportion of different genetic types within a population.